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Day Two Found out, today, that Bugsy Siegel isn’t a rabbit. And, a golf ball with dimples can travel almost twice as far as a smooth golf ball. Then, at the Bullen Equestrian Center, I met a dog named Candy and a horse named Vanilla.   See Spot Run,Polly ======== “We are addicted to our […]

Day One: It’s been raining here, to say the least. Met some ducks as a result. Then, I tried to figure out what people meant by “Flower Power” in the 1960s. Later in the afternoon, I stuck my head in the empty washing machine and made echos. “Hello, hello, hellooooo.”   Wish you were here,

On Thursday, around 3:18 p.m., or so, I felt an earthquake. I didn’t see anyone else mention it, and the little shimmy only lasted for a few seconds, at best. Lou felt it, at least. He looked at me, like, “What the heck?” Anyway, the United States Geological Survey reported a 3.8 magnitude earthquake in

I know many of you stay awake nights. Wondering. Just what is a Mughal emperor? Well. It is a long story, but I’m here to make it short. They built and ruled the Mughal Empire, so let’s roll with that. But wait. There’s more. The Mughal Empire was located on the Indian subcontinent. They sold

It is said, sometimes, that truth is stranger than fiction. In many cases, this is the truth. Let’s start with the man’s name. Otto E. Funk. First, I love a word that is the same going forward as it is heading in the other direction, like Otto. Those palindromes. Civic. Or rotator. Wow. Back to

People come in all sorts of packages and bring a wide variety of things to this world. We see this every day when we look around. There are car mechanics and rocket scientists, bread bakers and candlestick makers. We know shopkeepers and beekeepers. Every person does their thing, and we do ours. Who knew what

Spite. Spit. With an “e” on the end. Thankfully, I haven’t known many spiteful people in my life. Perhaps, the key word in that phrase is “known.” It may be that spite unfolds when we are least aware of it. Spite is the desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone. Often, it is done without

This is as good a day for some history highlights, those archival side-swipes that have nowhere else to go, but here. All of the following events are factual and happened on this date, June 13. 1325 — A man name Ibn Battuta began his journey. He left his home in Tangier, Morocco, which is right